ASEAN SUMMIT in CEBU

[SamuraiArcher]

for sure ang media center is in the CICC..so magamit nagyud na ang CICC for the summit

[nab_uang]

mga broz,

naa mo idea asa jud ang ceremonial routes for the ASEAN Delegates kay completely closed kuno for for private vehicles for several hours on Dec 11 to 14...

kinsa man naa map sa ceremonial routes? pls share mo be... para dili ta nasa-ag didto...

[tolstoi]

ASEAN traffic dryrun set for November 25

Expect heavy traffic and rerouting of public utility vehicles and private vehicles in the uptown on November 25 as the city will conduct a whole-day dry run in preparation of ceremonial routes of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.

According to city information officer Nagiel Bañacia as early as 7 a.m. Veteran's Drive, Salinas Drive, Juan Luna, Sergio Osmeña Avenue, Ouano Avenue, Plaridel Street, U.N. Avenue going to Marcelo Fernan Bridge in Mandaue City, and in the Basak Road toward Shangri-La Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City will be closed.

The ceremonial route from Juan Luna Street up to Marco Polo Plaza is one of venues where delegates of the ASEAN Summit will be passing by and the city government has installed some lights along the ceremonial road leading to Marco Polo Plaza.

Three major hotels in Cebu; Marco Polo Plaza, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and the Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort will host majority of the meetings during the event from December 10 to 14.

Bañacia added that December 12 will see the biggest closure of roads since the wives of the foreign ministers will be participating in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat.

The road from Banilad to Talamban and the Gov. Cuenco Avenue will be closed as the wives will have a city tour, beginning with the unveiling of the ASEAN Friendship Park at the Family Park in Talamban.

A tour of Cebu City will immediately follow, which will start at the Provincial Capitol. The Fuente Osmeña Rotunda will also be opened to the wives where they will get a chance to experience the Filipinos' culture of going to the park to taste the traditional sorbetes.

The city's oldest street, Colon Street, would also undergo a facelift. Magellan's Cross and the Basilica del Santo Niño will be venues where the wives will get to see the Sinulog Dance by candle vendors.

There will be also a walk down memory lane for the wives as a pre-Hispanic atmosphere will greet them during the first day at the Lapu-Lapu shrine where the historical Kadaugan sa Mactan will be reenacted.

The wives will then be taken to the Malacañang sa Sugbu, which will bear a Hispanic atmosphere and showcase the different products of Cebu especially the island's world-class furniture industry.

The day will be capped with cultural performances and a fireworks display at the former Kawit Island.

The ASEAN is composed of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its dialogue partners include Japan, China, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Australia, and the European Union. During the summit, the EU will be represented by Finland. East Timor will send a delegate as an observer.

Meanwhile, Mayor Tomas Osmeña said it is "dumb" and "stupid" to implement a gun ban during the ASEAN Summit, saying implementing the ban would not in any way deter negative elements from their possible plans to sabotage the summit.

Osmeña said it is also unlikely for licensed gun owners in the city to terrorize the gathering.

"If you ask me, it's really dumb. You think it's going to help the situation? Nope. Criminals don't follow the law," the mayor said.

Osmeña said that the city never had any problems with licensed firearm owners, which means that they might even be able to help the city during this critical period.

"It just shows that the PNP does not have an understanding that civilians can even be more responsible than them," Osmeña said.

- Garry B. Lao and Joeberth M. Ocao/BRP

[tolstoi]

"ceremonial route" include Veteran's Drive, Salinas Drive, Juan Luna Ave., and S. Osmena Ave. in Cebu City; Ouano Ave., Plaridel St., and United Nations Ave. in Mandaue City; the Marcelo Fernan bridge and the Mactan Circumferential Road connecting the Marcelo Fernan Bridge to the Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City.

:mrgreen:

[sumaganday]

oa ra kau oi! pa impress ra kau.. toga2 ug build sa knang naa sa recle nya d day ma gamit! nag birthday nlng ko, dli pa jud tawn completo and suposed venue! haha! bas better man cguro nga makit-an ang real cebu.. naa na btw tay mga nice nga buildings.. liman kag g ayo lng jud ang dalan sa sm para ani?? karon nlng?? hagbay ra ana bati nga dalan! oa ra oi!

Ang delikado ini, tungod kay dali dali, basin MAHUGMO ang CICC, madat-ugan ang mga delegates. Haste makes wastes.

Maghimo ka gani ug stadium dapat years pa. Karun 3 months ra. wa baya ta kabalo unsay mga shortcuts ila gihimo pag construct para madali.

Ingon sila nga magamit daw ang CICC. Unsa guy magamit nga ang pinaka importante nga meeting sa mga leaders adto man sa Shang rila.

Sayang ang gigasto kay dili makit-an ang CICC sa mga heads of state.

OA ra ang preparation. Dakug gasto. Ihatag pa na ug puhunan sa mga pobre ok na unta.

[sumaganday]

nope dili gihapon na cya waste of money....magamit ra gihapon na sa umaabot nga panahon nga mas dako pa anang asean summit believe me!

on topic: much ok ra sad kon adto na GYUD didto himoon kay para ang security naka focus ra sa isa ka area...kay im sure anha man gyud na dha mag stay ang mga delegates ug uban pang foreigners nga moanhi atol sa summit!

pero maghuwat sa ta sa pamahayag ni governor bahin ani...kun tinuod na ba gyud ni kay gikan ra baya ni razon ang balita dili gyud sa in charge para sa summit...

Nope, CICC will become another white elephant. Kanus-a pa man mag himo ug daku nga event diri sa Cebu in the scale of Asean Summit? Sure ko dili diha mag gather ang mga meeting bisan ang mga may kaya nga negosyante kay kamahal sa abang ana?

Mag tigum na lang na ug abog ug taya ang CICC di pa gyud na magamit. It reminds me of Imeldific edifice. May pa gihatag nang kwarata sa mga pobre mabulahan pa.

[sumaganday]

i am in the hotel business for years and things like these are just normal. it is not "pangwarta at all" , price gouging, or whatever you call it. just like anything else in the market when in demand prices goes up, hotels are no different. where i am at it can be $75usd in the winter to 150 in the summer then if something is going on it could up to 200 or more. the less availabilility we have the higher the rate will be. that's just how ahotel business is wherever you are in the world. you better know the ins and outs of the business first before you say it is a pangwarta.

Pangwarta ra lagi gihapon. Oportunista kaayo abi naa man Asean Summit. I dont think this is norma. This is greed. Cashing in on the occasion. Room rates should be more or less fixed kay di mana parehas sa prutas ug utanon nga usahay gamay ra usahay daghan.

Kanang room mao na man na capacity sa hotel. Kung mapuno na aw unsaon ta man. Pero kanang rasun nga taasan nato ang rate kay Asean summit, binuang na. Unsa may labot nako ug Asean summit. Sa ato pa mahulog diay nga mausab ang rates. Na daw bi kun pag online nako mao nay presyo sa ilang room unya pag abot nako ni increase ug 100 percent, so nahulog nga nailad ko sa ilang pricing? Hibaw-an pa postpone na lang unta ako business meeting kay daku na kaayo ako overhead expense.

Kung mao na way kalainan sa taxi ang hotel kung walay fixed rate. Style gyud ni sa Pinoy. Sakay sa panahon.

[kolz]

I don't think it will become a white elephant. There are other conventions that are scheduled to be conducted on the CICC. Just like the PICC when it was first constructed, daghan ang ni-ingon nga dili gyud magamit, pero after so many years, can we now say that it was a white elephant? Like the PICC, CICC will become more than just a convention center it will also be a tourist spot. It is only fitting that Cebu has the CICC as it was the topnotcher for Local and National conventions, now we can finally have international conventions here.

[dexfranco]

awww kung ana ang feeling nimo, adto na lang ka ug motel hourly pa para ma daginot gyud nimo ang imong kwarta

[bcasabee]

^^^ Pila kahay makuha sa kada pobre nga tawo bro ibahin bahin ang 500 million nga fund? Daghan raba ug pobre ug nagpa pobre pobre do^ basin tag mamiso nalay makuha nila kada usa..........tan-aw ko mura ug dili realistic ang imong suggestion.........